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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You attributed some failed strategy to me and then accused me of purity testing states that are only aesthetically socialist. That response had nothing to do with what I said.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You attributed the failed strategy to yourself, and I accused you of it because that's exactly what you were doing. That's a response, to your comment.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

As you yourself said: it's untainted by existing practice, there is no existing strategy as in its new. In relation to the numerous failed attempts at socialism through dictatorship it's better to try something new and not keep shooting the working class in the foot.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ok, so what is your new strategy then?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Currently our group has been working on raising avereness of unions since there are a lot of white collar workers that aren't a member of any union. We are also trying to popularise the coop business model especially in the public sector. We are also advocating for wealth redistribution reforms. The USSR kinda ruined calling yourself a socialist(And calling yourself a communist here will more likely get you punched here) so a lot of advocacy has been about pushing for socialist ideas with different wording.

For more long term we are hoping to get unions more involved in government and possibly form a worker's party with the union members.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ok, that's all well and good, but nothing new, so what's the new strategy you mentioned?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The workers party we are forming will be domocratic with no strongman.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Ok, but what's the new strategy?